Thermoelectric energy conversion is an all solid-state technology that relies on exceptional
semiconductor materials that are generally optimized through sophisticated strategies …

Driven by the intensive efforts in the development of high‐performance GeTe
thermoelectrics for mass‐market application in power generation and refrigeration, GeTe …

Dense point defects can strengthen phonon scattering to reduce the lattice thermal
conductivity and induce outstanding thermoelectric performance in GeTe‐based materials …

Optimizing thermoelectric conversion efficiency requires the compromise of electrical and
thermal properties of materials, which are hard to simultaneously improve due to the strong …

The rising demand for energy has accelerated the search for clean and renewable sources
and newer approaches towards efficient energy management. One of the most promising …

Here, by utilizing the special interaction between metal Cu and multi-walled carbon
nanotubes (CNTs), we have successfully realized the in situ growth of Cu2Se on the surface …

The influence of micro/nanostructure on thermal conductivity is a topic of great scientific
interest, particularly to thermoelectrics. The current understanding is that structural defects …

A high thermoelectric power factor not only enables a potentially high figure of merit ZT but
also leads to a large output power density, and hence it is pivotal to find an effective route to …

Thermally activated mobility near room temperature is a signature of detrimental scattering
that limits the efficiency and figure-of-merit zT in thermoelectric semiconductors. This effect …

Thermoelectric materials have attracted significant research interest in recent decades due
to their promising application potential in interconverting heat and electricity. Unfortunately …